Our company values are the foundation for our operations — both internally and externally — and include: Growth, Respect, Integrity and Trust.

Our customers place trust in our people and services, and in turn, we nurture this trust by applying our company values to our interactions and relationships with customers. These company values are not idealistic values chosen by corporate leadership. They were cultivated through small group conversations with employees across our entire organization and, like our company tagline of "Great Connections Happen Here™”, these values effectively communicate our commitment to superior service.

Software-Defined WAN, or SD-WAN for short, is a new technology that gives new meaning to wide area networks. First, a wide area network interconnects many local area networks – LANs. The LANs are connected to the WAN via routers or other devices. Without the wide area network, users would not be able to share applications and other resources that are centrally located.

Breakthrough technologies come along incredibly quickly these days, making it a full-time job just trying to keep up. However, time — particularly in relation to technology — waits for no one. And besides, keeping up with the latest technological innovations is fascinating and supremely beneficial for any organization, whether for the public good or corporate interests.

Digital technology presents an array of risks and rewards in the modern educational sphere. School districts now have the ability to collect and analyze demographic and other information, which is then used to better target district services and outreach. In the wrong hands, however, this data can cause a myriad of problems.

The scope of security problems is far greater than most K-12 employees suspect. Nonprofit consumer advocacy organization Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) reports that, since 2005, 788 data breaches have compromised 14,871,122 records at K-12 schools and institutions of higher learning. Below, we explore cybersecurity-related threats in K-12 education — and how these concerns can be addressed.

Hackers are constantly looking for that "one flaw" that can be used to bring a city, school district or large enterprise to its knees. The reward? A large monetary payout for seemingly little effort; after all, it only takes one human error or one embedded line of code for a hacker to succeed. In fact, it is for this very reason that 25 of the most populous cities in the United States now have cyber-insurance. The growing need to protect against attacks, such as those that occurred in Atlanta earlier this year, has made cyber security one of the top concerns for cities as they plan ahead for next year's budget.

The meteoric rise (and subsequent fall) of Bitcoin stock in late 2017 brought blockchain technology to the forefront of the collective consciousness. But for many, conceptualizing the functions (and potential implications) of blockchain technology seems tantamount to decoding the human genome.

Although blockchain is most famously used by cryptocurrencies, the ease and security of this technology (combined with the relative lack of security of many other internet-based platforms and transactions) mean it’s not going anywhere. And before long, the use of blockchain is likely to work its way into just about every aspect of modern life.

Read on to learn more about the ways blockchain technology is poised to revolutionize everything from online banking to making a piece of toast.

Cypress-Fairbanks, the third largest Texas school district, indeed continues to stay ahead in regards to educational IT, transforming the way it's preparing its students - about 116,000 in the 2017-18 academic year.

Cloud computing has quickly become a necessity for business procedures because it offers a number of very important benefits. This technology means that you can access data anywhere, at any time. For businesses and employees, this advantage allows for higher efficiency and fewer communication errors.

In the past, companies often had internal servers and their computers were connected to their network. While this is still an option that some organizations use, it is cumbersome. Creating your own network on internal servers means that you need to constantly monitor your system in house. It means hiring and maintaining a dedicated IT staff to help keep your system running optimally and protect your data from any intrusion.

As if network security wasn’t already a difficult task for businesses, the exponential usage growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) is making it even harder to keep networks secure. Companies are finding they need to consider both the devices in the business, like smart TVs in conference rooms, as well as employee personal devices, like fitness trackers.

From keeping your coffee hot to your house cool, smart home devices make your life immeasurably easier. They're increasingly a vital part of the average homeowner's daily life; experts at Safe Smart Living estimate that nearly half a billion smart devices will be shipped globally by the year 2020.

The smart home may be the way of the future, but currently, it's not without fault. Smart refrigerators, thermostats, security systems, and even light bulbs promise convenience and efficiency, but they remain in the early stages. Communication between devices is particularly problematic in early smart homes; they appear to function just fine on their own but fall apart when surrounded by competing gadgets. What's a smart home enthusiast to do?

Yes, smart home devices can slow down your internet connection, but no, you're not doomed to choosing a select few favorites for fear of suffering a poor connection. A few simple adjustments will grant you the best of both worlds: a fully connected and automated home that boasts a lightning-quick connection. Read on to learn more about the relationship between smart home devices and internet speed: